Description:

• Step by step instructions on how to answer a Wii U Chat call.

What to do:

1. When a friend is calling you, the Wii U GamePad HOME Button will pulse.
2. Push the HOME Button to display the HOME Menu.
3. Tap "Answer."
4. Tap "Close" to close your current software and start Wii U Chat.
5. Once Wii U Chat launches, tap "Answer."

Description:

• Wii U Chat allows you to video chat with users on your friend list.

Important Note!

• A broadband Internet connection is required to use Wii U Chat.

Key Features:

• The chat image and sound are captured by the camera and microphone built into the Wii U GamePad.
• You can use the Wii U GamePad touch screen to doodle on the chat video.
• You can initiate a call with any of your friends currently online.
• A missed call log makes it easy to see when you missed a call.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to doodle in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

1. In Wii U Chat, initiate a call with a friend. (How To)
2. Once the call is initiated, the Wii U GamePad screen will become the chat screen. Slide your stylus across the Wii U GamePad screen to doodle on the video image.
3. Tap the pencil icon in the top-left corner to toggle between doodling and erasing.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how change the color of the pen in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

1. In Wii U Chat, initiate a call with a friend. (How To)
2. Once the call is initiated, the Wii U GamePad screen will become the chat screen. You can doodle on the chat screen by sliding the stylus across the screen.
3. Use the Left Stick to change the color of the pen.

• Up is red
• Right is blue
• Down is yellow
• Left is green

Description:

• Instructions on changing the video display in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

1. From the Wii U Chat main screen, to change the display on the Wii U GamePad to the camera view, tap the small video image in the bottom-left corner.

• This will move your video image to the TV screen, as well as fill the Wii U GamePad screen.

2. To switch the image back to the Wii U Chat screen, tap the back arrow on the Wii U GamePad.

 

During a Call:

• During a call, you can tap the small video image in the top-right corner of the Wii U GamePad screen to swap between your video image and your friend's video image.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to disable the microphone in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

1. From the Wii U Chat menu, tap the Settings icon in the bottom-right corner.
2. Tap the microphone icon to enable or disable the microphone.

• Disabling the microphone will mute you, but will have no effect on your friend's audio.

 

During a Call:

• During a call, you can access the Settings icon in the bottom-right corner and tap the microphone icon to enable or disable the microphone.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to make a call using Wii U Chat

What to do:

1. From the Wii U Menu, select "Wii U Chat."
2. If prompted, tap "Input PIN" and enter the Wii U Parental Control four-digit PIN. If the PIN has been forgotten, it will need to be reset. (How To)
3. From the Wii U Chat menu, use the scroll bar at the top to select the friend you wish to call.
4. Once that friend is highlighted, tap "Call."

• Friends with a gray background are not online and cannot be called.

5. To end the call, tap the red phone icon in the bottom-left corner, and then tap "Good-bye."

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to open the Wii U Chat settings menu.

What to do:

• In Wii U Chat, tap the Settings icon located in the bottom-right corner of the main menu. Within this menu, you can do the following:

• Adjust the TV-Display Settings (How To)
• Adjust the Microphone Settings (How To)
• Adjust the Parental Control Settings (How To)
• View the Help Menu (How To)

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to open the Wii U Chat help menu.

What to do:

1. In Wii U Chat, tap the Settings icon in the bottom-right corner.
2. Tap the question mark icon on the right side. This will open the help menu.
3. Tap the individual question marks to learn more about the specific areas and functions of Wii U Chat.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on viewing your missed calls in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

1. In the Wii U Chat main screen, tap the missed calls icon located on the left side.
2. When you are finished, tap the back arrow to return to the previous screen.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to erase a doodle in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

1. In Wii U Chat, initiate a call with a friend. (How To)
2. Once the call is initiated, the Wii U GamePad screen will become the chat screen. You can doodle on the chat screen with the stylus.
3. Tap the pencil icon in the top-left corner to toggle between doodling and erasing.

• When using the erase tool, you can slide the stylus across the screen to erase specific areas of your drawing, or you can press the X Button to clear the entire screen.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to add a user to Wii U Chat.

What to do:

• In order to add a user to Wii U Chat, you will need to register them as a friend. (How To)

• Any user registered as a friend will appear in Wii U Chat.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to disable the notification light for Wii U Chat.

What to do:

• The HOME Button LED Settings can be adjusted within the Wii U System Settings. Disabling this setting will disable the Wii U Chat notification light. Click here for instructions on disabling this setting.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to disable the TV display in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

1. From the Wii U Chat main screen, access the settings menu by tapping on the icon in the bottom-right corner.
2. Under "TV-Display Settings," tap on the right icon to disable the TV display. Tapping the left icon will turn the TV display back on.
3. When finished, tap the icon in the bottom-right corner to exit the settings menu.

Description:

• Detailed instructions on how to block or unblock a user in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

• The contact list in Wii U Chat is determined by your friend list. Any user in your friend list will be available to contact with Wii U Chat.
• To block or unblock communication with a user, add or remove that user from your blocked-user list. (How To)

• This will affect any communication with that user, including Wii U Chat.

Situation:

• When attempting to configure Parental Controls in Wii U Chat, the error message "Please Set Up Parental Controls to Control Access to Wii U Chat" is received.
• Unable to configure Parental Controls in Wii U Chat.

What to do:

• Prior activating Parental Controls in Wii U Chat, you must set up Parental Controls within the Wii U System Settings. (How To)
• After you have set up the Wii U Parental Controls, you can activate the Wii U Chat Parental Controls. (How To)